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   \vspace{-2pt}Published 23rd September, 2014.\\
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Distress, safety and calling & 16 \tn 
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Working channels & 72, 73 or 77 \tn 
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Weather & 67 \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Mayday alert}} \newline {\emph{When in distress and grave and imminent danger.}} \newline  \newline Mayday x 3 \newline This is yacht \{name of vessel\} x 3 \newline Mayday \{name of vessel\} \newline \{MMSI if distress alert sent\} \newline \{position of vessel\} \newline \{nature of distress\} \newline \{number on board\} \newline Over \newline  \newline {\bf{Pan Pan alert}} \newline {\emph{When you need to send an urgent message but you're not in imminent danger.}} \newline  \newline Pan Pan x 3 \newline All ships x 3 \newline This is \{name of vessel\} \newline \{MMSI if urgent alert sent\} \newline \{position of vessel\} \newline \{nature of distress\} \newline \{number on board\} \newline Over}  \tn 
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England & 0.02 \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{One long blast at interval in fog means {\emph{'Power vessel making way'}}. One long blast, followed by 2 short blasts at interval in fog means {\emph{'Vessel under sail making way'}}.}  \tn 
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